Guthrie, Missouri

Guthrie is an unincorporated community in western Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies at the intersection of Missouri routes J and Y. New Bloomfield lies two miles south on Route J and the Pine Ridge Recreation Area of the Mark Twain National Forest along Cedar Creek is four miles east on Route Y.[2]

This article is on the town of Guthrie. For information on the larger Guthrie Township surrounding it, see Guthrie Township.

History

Guthrie was originally called Bigbee, and under the latter name was laid out in 1872 by B. S. Bigbee.[3] The present name is after John and Samuel N. Guthrie, early citizens.[3] A post office called Bigbee was established in 1872, the name was changed to Guthrie in 1874, and the post office closed in 1954.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

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